Determination of fish host use by wild populations of rare freshwater mussels using a molecular identification key to identify glochidia

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 150-160

  Kneeland, Stephen C ^a,b   Rhymer, Judith M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b JACKSON LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alasmidonta undulata; Anodonta implicata; Elliptio complanata; Lampsilis cariosa; Lampsilis radiata; Leptodea ochracea; ND1 gene; Restriction fragment length polymorphisms; RFLP

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEAN; CYPRINID; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HOST USE; IDENTIFICATION KEY; LARVA; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RARE SPECIES; WILD POPULATION;

MAINE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALASMIDONTA UNDULATA; ANODONTA; ANODONTA IMPLICATA; CATOSTOMUS COMMERSONI; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ELLIPTIO COMPLANATA; ESOX NIGER; FUNDULUS DIAPHANUS; GLOCHIDIA; LAMPSILIS CARIOSA; LAMPSILIS RADIATA; LEPTODEA OCHRACEA; MICROPTERUS; MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU; MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES; MORONE AMERICANA; PERCA; PERCA FLAVESCENS; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 38949093781     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/07-036.1     Document Type: Article

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